He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Hawkins attended Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi, Texas.

[1] He was the fifth ranked high school recruit in his class by ESPN and was committed to University of Texas at Austin.

In 2017, he played for Kannapolis, Winston-Salem and Birmingham, posting a combined .205 average with 12 home runs and 33 RBIs in 91 total games between both teams.

[13] On April 26, 2018, Hawkins signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

[15] Hawkins spent the remainder of the year with the High-A Daytona Tortugas, hitting .246/.310/.354 with 2 home runs, 4 RBI, and 3 stolen bases in 17 games.

However, he struggled to find his footing in 16 games for the Louisville Bats, hitting .167/.196/.352 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI.

[17] On May 14, 2019, Hawkins's contract was purchased by the San Francisco Giants and he was assigned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.

In 2022, Hawkins played in 127 games for Lexington, batting .298/.399/.655 with 48 home runs, 125 RBI, and 6 stolen bases.

[26] On December 21, 2022, Hawkins signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.